QuickBasic Cafe Forum

Mike Chambers wrote:
yes, QB 4.x and newer is fantastic! QB will never die, it always will have it's die-hard fans. it doesn't actually compile lines after you type them, it just checks them for proper syntax. no compiling is done until you run the program.

you probably won't even notice it on ...

Robert, don't believe Mac! He is the main guy here!

You say you have been using QB 3.0 since around 1987...I believe you, as I was able to upgrade my 4.0 version to 4.5 on October 30, 1988. And, let me tell you, upgrading to the 4.5 version will be super for you. It is the greatest, user ...

Your code starts as:

DIM fh AS STRING
fh = FREEFILE

As soon as you try to run this, you should get an error message,
"Type mismatch"
with the cursor pointing to the variable in the second line, fh, because you first define it as a string, then try to make it equal FREEFILE, which is an ...

I have been using QuickBASIC's Shift+Del to "Cut and store" the highlighted area, and Shift+Ins to "Paste" it back again. And, to avoid having to use the third Ctrl+Ins, I just use the Shift+Del, which "Cuts" the highlighted area AND stores a copy, repaste it with an immediate Shift+Ins, then I go ...

That's great, Iggy! Glad you found a program that does what you need. The program seems very clear and well done.

Now, PLEASE read the program and try to understand each and every line of it, as that is the only way that you will benefit from the program, believe me!

Then, if you have questions ...

Well, Buff, as I said, I am not a real programmer, and have never had to make a really large program. The only trouble I ever ran into was updating a BASIC program for electrical networks voltage drops from its 25-bus size to 125 buses.

My first investigation allowed me to change the program to 28 ...

I've always liked the QuickBASIC 4.5 IDE very much! Yes, all the commands are right there, so is syntax, ASCII codes and SCAN codes. And, as you said, one can load programs from within the IDE and run them very easily. Also, while programming, one may run parts of a program in progras and, with the ...

Mac, I see that you are just one step away from the root directory to get to your usual QBasic.exe, which you have in C:\QBasic. Also, you then call QBasic /L (if required) etc.

In my case, I always start in my root directory, C:\, just like you. But, I go a little further than you, just because ...

Mac, I use Buff's recommendation!
I created my shortcut to qb.exe, right clicked on it, then on Properties, selected the Program tab, and added
/L qb.qlb
so that, in my case, the shortcut points to
c:\basic\qb\qb.exe /l qb.qlb

In this manner, I don't have to worry about loading or not loading ...

Mac, thanks for the offer via QB 1.1, but, after using the versions leading to 4.5, and then buying 4.5 in 1988, I just opted for staying with the very user-friendly QB 4.5's IDE.

But, Pepe has a valid question, regarding your mouse program for QB 1.1 and its probable compatability with 4.5, so, I ...

Mac, can you translate the Bulgarian words used in the program into English? It would help a lot to understand the program. Thanks.

Sounds much better than Mac's proposal. The Esc key has scan code 15 and ASCII character 27. What is "Key 1"?

Right, Mac. I learned some time ago that one should not expect anyone to answer back. If they do, that's great! If they don't, well, I was now expecting them to answer. Seems the last occurs with some frequency, in almost all forums. That's just pwople are, and, we can't live trying to change them ...

Hello, Valerie. I don't know why the PLAY line didn't respond for me. I changed that line to
SOUND 255,1
and that worked well.

Try Control+Break, followed by Esc.